Mlimba climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mlimba?

Mlimba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 1,453 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mlimba?

The hottest day measured in Mlimba between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 2021, reaching 35.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mlimba?

The coldest day measured in Mlimba between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1968, at 9.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mlimba?

Almost never: Mlimba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Mlimba warmed?

Yes: Mlimba warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mlimba?

The wettest day measured in Mlimba between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1998, with 121 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mlimba?

The windiest day measured in Mlimba between 1940 and 2025 was 9 November 1943, with winds reaching 21.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mlimba?

The warmest month in Mlimba is November (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mlimba?

Mlimba receives on average 1,453 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mlimba?

Mlimba gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mlimba (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 1,453 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is November (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Mlimba averages 0 frost days, 43 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.

Mlimba has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 29 December 2021) and the coldest 9.0 °C (on 24 June 1968).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

MlimbaMorogoro

coords: -8.80°, 35.82°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthNovemberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

21.8°C

Average daily high

26.5°C

Average daily low

17.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,453mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

10.8km/h

Seasonal range

5.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

43 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

167 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.7 °C

Average feels-like low

19.2 °C

Average peak gust

30.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

81 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

35.3 °C

29 December 2021

Coldest day

9.0 °C

24 June 1968

Wettest day

121 mm

8 March 1998

Windiest day

21.8 km/h

9 November 1943

Strongest gust

48.6 km/h

10 November 1943

Hottest feels-like

38.4 °C

19 February 1991

Coldest feels-like

6.6 °C

24 June 1968

Sunniest day

12.5 h

15 December 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.1 °C5 December 2025	12.5 °C5 August 2025	22.8 °C	1,352 mm	89
2024	33.8 °C27 November 2024	12.6 °C12 July 2024	22.7 °C	2,032 mm	54
2023	33.8 °C14 October 2023	13.7 °C1 July 2023	22.7 °C	1,390 mm	59
2022	34.5 °C7 January 2022	13.4 °C28 July 2022	22.2 °C	1,583 mm	62
2021	35.3 °C29 December 2021	12.3 °C26 July 2021	22.6 °C	1,173 mm	67
2020	34.6 °C20 November 2020	12.7 °C18 July 2020	22.7 °C	1,531 mm	66
2019	33.1 °C16 November 2019	12.6 °C24 July 2019	22.7 °C	1,690 mm	41
2018	34.6 °C28 November 2018	13.5 °C8 June 2018	22.5 °C	1,326 mm	51
2017	33.7 °C17 November 2017	12.8 °C15 July 2017	22.6 °C	1,351 mm	68
2016	34.0 °C25 December 2016	12.4 °C10 June 2016	22.5 °C	1,315 mm	72
2015	32.9 °C23 November 2015	13.0 °C10 August 2015	22.6 °C	1,361 mm	62
2014	34.8 °C29 November 2014	12.2 °C13 July 2014	22.2 °C	1,685 mm	53
2013	34.4 °C1 January 2013	11.8 °C14 July 2013	22.5 °C	1,244 mm	78
2012	34.0 °C26 November 2012	11.2 °C8 July 2012	22.5 °C	1,149 mm	76
2011	34.0 °C25 November 2011	11.5 °C12 July 2011	22.2 °C	1,605 mm	63
2010	34.6 °C4 December 2010	12.1 °C8 June 2010	22.5 °C	1,107 mm	64
2009	33.8 °C10 January 2009	12.4 °C1 July 2009	22.5 °C	1,066 mm	74
2008	33.5 °C13 November 2008	11.0 °C3 July 2008	21.9 °C	1,265 mm	48
2007	33.2 °C28 November 2007	11.8 °C19 June 2007	22.1 °C	1,554 mm	42
2006	34.0 °C25 November 2006	9.6 °C7 July 2006	22.2 °C	1,281 mm	56
2005	34.2 °C11 December 2005	12.5 °C19 July 2005	22.5 °C	856 mm	74
2004	33.4 °C21 November 2004	10.8 °C9 July 2004	21.8 °C	1,517 mm	31
2003	33.6 °C27 November 2003	11.6 °C9 July 2003	22.2 °C	1,070 mm	55
2002	33.7 °C17 December 2002	12.6 °C23 June 2002	21.5 °C	1,651 mm	27
2001	33.4 °C8 December 2001	11.9 °C17 July 2001	21.7 °C	1,236 mm	55
2000	32.0 °C25 January 2000	12.9 °C30 June 2000	21.8 °C	1,233 mm	47
1999	33.0 °C3 January 1999	12.6 °C28 June 1999	21.5 °C	1,242 mm	52
1998	34.0 °C22 December 1998	13.1 °C15 July 1998	22.1 °C	1,598 mm	55
1997	33.0 °C18 November 1997	12.4 °C18 July 1997	21.7 °C	1,727 mm	32
1996	32.7 °C3 December 1996	10.5 °C1 July 1996	21.5 °C	1,328 mm	42
1995	33.3 °C7 December 1995	11.6 °C15 June 1995	21.8 °C	1,362 mm	50
1994	34.3 °C2 January 1994	10.4 °C14 July 1994	21.9 °C	1,432 mm	40
1993	33.6 °C31 December 1993	12.1 °C16 August 1993	21.9 °C	1,132 mm	50
1992	31.9 °C1 November 1992	10.3 °C29 July 1992	21.6 °C	1,277 mm	24
1991	31.9 °C31 October 1991	11.2 °C22 July 1991	21.8 °C	1,649 mm	32
1990	32.0 °C7 December 1990	11.4 °C6 July 1990	21.8 °C	1,378 mm	36
1989	31.9 °C1 November 1989	12.0 °C10 July 1989	21.3 °C	2,257 mm	14
1988	31.3 °C18 October 1988	12.5 °C29 July 1988	22.1 °C	1,246 mm	31
1987	33.2 °C25 November 1987	10.9 °C23 June 1987	21.9 °C	1,266 mm	43
1986	31.5 °C29 October 1986	10.1 °C9 July 1986	21.2 °C	1,569 mm	16
1985	31.2 °C2 November 1985	10.9 °C12 July 1985	21.2 °C	1,602 mm	6
1984	30.9 °C1 December 1984	11.7 °C10 August 1984	21.0 °C	1,718 mm	9
1983	34.6 °C10 December 1983	10.8 °C22 July 1983	21.7 °C	1,486 mm	27
1982	30.0 °C13 January 1982	11.1 °C17 July 1982	21.4 °C	1,693 mm	4
1981	32.5 °C27 November 1981	10.0 °C14 July 1981	21.3 °C	1,216 mm	26
1980	31.6 °C23 October 1980	10.8 °C22 June 1980	21.4 °C	1,582 mm	15
1979	33.0 °C27 November 1979	11.7 °C16 June 1979	21.4 °C	1,867 mm	51
1978	32.1 °C14 November 1978	11.6 °C17 July 1978	21.5 °C	1,817 mm	26
1977	32.8 °C23 October 1977	11.1 °C24 June 1977	21.7 °C	1,775 mm	17
1976	34.8 °C16 December 1976	11.5 °C27 June 1976	21.9 °C	1,234 mm	60
1975	32.8 °C26 October 1975	10.6 °C26 July 1975	21.5 °C	1,397 mm	30
1974	33.2 °C4 December 1974	10.7 °C21 June 1974	21.5 °C	1,466 mm	41
1973	33.1 °C5 November 1973	11.8 °C11 July 1973	21.6 °C	1,760 mm	25
1972	32.3 °C17 November 1972	11.4 °C1 August 1972	21.2 °C	2,060 mm	9
1971	33.2 °C21 November 1971	10.5 °C8 June 1971	21.2 °C	1,608 mm	29
1970	32.9 °C1 January 1970	11.4 °C21 June 1970	21.6 °C	1,534 mm	33
1969	34.3 °C12 November 1969	11.0 °C11 July 1969	21.9 °C	1,200 mm	63
1968	31.7 °C4 October 1968	9.0 °C24 June 1968	21.1 °C	1,567 mm	19
1967	31.9 °C18 November 1967	12.6 °C1 August 1967	21.5 °C	1,595 mm	16
1966	33.2 °C24 December 1966	12.1 °C1 August 1966	21.8 °C	1,132 mm	41
1965	31.6 °C20 November 1965	9.6 °C5 July 1965	20.9 °C	1,672 mm	10
1964	31.9 °C18 November 1964	10.4 °C29 June 1964	21.1 °C	1,408 mm	14
1963	31.2 °C7 November 1963	10.8 °C12 June 1963	21.0 °C	1,499 mm	14
1962	33.0 °C23 November 1962	12.6 °C26 June 1962	21.3 °C	1,430 mm	31
1961	31.8 °C6 January 1961	12.6 °C10 August 1961	21.6 °C	2,061 mm	15
1960	34.3 °C28 November 1960	11.2 °C7 July 1960	21.4 °C	1,599 mm	42
1959	33.1 °C19 November 1959	11.2 °C17 July 1959	21.7 °C	1,689 mm	19
1958	32.7 °C22 January 1958	10.4 °C30 July 1958	21.8 °C	1,417 mm	56
1957	33.5 °C8 December 1957	10.5 °C28 June 1957	21.1 °C	2,354 mm	37
1956	32.8 °C22 November 1956	11.2 °C15 July 1956	21.1 °C	1,650 mm	45
1955	32.5 °C4 January 1955	11.7 °C10 August 1955	21.1 °C	1,669 mm	50
1954	32.0 °C26 October 1954	11.8 °C21 June 1954	21.6 °C	1,093 mm	49
1953	32.3 °C21 November 1953	10.8 °C12 June 1953	21.1 °C	2,101 mm	31
1952	32.3 °C9 November 1952	12.3 °C16 July 1952	21.8 °C	1,236 mm	42
1951	31.8 °C29 November 1951	11.9 °C22 June 1951	21.5 °C	1,263 mm	28
1950	33.0 °C25 October 1950	11.4 °C23 May 1950	21.2 °C	1,308 mm	19
1949	32.5 °C2 November 1949	12.5 °C18 July 1949	21.7 °C	1,287 mm	36
1948	33.4 °C2 December 1948	12.9 °C5 July 1948	22.2 °C	995 mm	74
1947	31.5 °C26 February 1947	12.2 °C9 July 1947	21.5 °C	1,293 mm	43
1946	32.7 °C18 November 1946	12.3 °C1 June 1946	22.1 °C	1,089 mm	57
1945	32.5 °C1 January 1945	11.4 °C4 June 1945	21.1 °C	1,668 mm	45
1944	34.5 °C2 January 1944	12.0 °C5 July 1944	22.1 °C	907 mm	76
1943	34.3 °C15 January 1943	12.1 °C10 June 1943	22.2 °C	669 mm	95
1942	33.2 °C9 November 1942	12.2 °C30 July 1942	21.6 °C	936 mm	54
1941	33.2 °C25 March 1941	13.0 °C28 June 1941	21.4 °C	1,702 mm	43
1940	32.7 °C31 December 1940	11.9 °C6 June 1940	21.4 °C	1,545 mm	43

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.6 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

89 d/yr

+46

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1352 mm

-101 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.8 °C	+2.2 °C	225 mm	-70 mm
Feb	29.6 °C	+2.3 °C	159 mm	-109 mm
Mar	27.8 °C	+1.2 °C	301 mm	+46 mm
Apr	26.2 °C	+0.8 °C	254 mm	+30 mm
May	25.0 °C	+0.5 °C	138 mm	+51 mm
Jun	24.5 °C	+0.7 °C	11 mm	-7 mm
Jul	24.0 °C	+0.3 °C	9 mm	-5 mm
Aug	25.2 °C	+0.4 °C	2 mm	-10 mm
Sep	28.3 °C	+1.5 °C	4 mm	-7 mm
Oct	29.7 °C	+0.8 °C	10 mm	-11 mm
Nov	31.1 °C	+1.2 °C	39 mm	-22 mm
Dec	30.7 °C	+1.8 °C	200 mm	+13 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.1 °C

5 Dec 2025

Coldest day

12.5 °C

5 Aug 2025

Wettest day

42.1 mm

15 Mar 2025

Windiest day

18.5 km/h

13 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

45.0 km/h

27 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.6 °C

12 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.6 °C

3 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.5 h

15 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mlimba?

Mlimba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 1,453 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mlimba?

The hottest day measured in Mlimba between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 2021, reaching 35.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mlimba?

The coldest day measured in Mlimba between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1968, at 9.0 °C.

Does it snow in Mlimba?

Almost never: Mlimba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Mlimba warmed?

Yes: Mlimba warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mlimba?

The wettest day measured in Mlimba between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1998, with 121 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mlimba?

The windiest day measured in Mlimba between 1940 and 2025 was 9 November 1943, with winds reaching 21.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mlimba?

The warmest month in Mlimba is November (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Mlimba?

Mlimba receives on average 1,453 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mlimba?

Mlimba gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mlimba?

Yes: Mlimba has on average 81 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mlimba?

In Mlimba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 19 February 1991, and the lowest was 6.6 °C on 24 June 1968.

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